Media Mergers

2020-03-24 Business & Economics

Author : Everette Dennis
Release : 2020-03-24
Genre : Business & Economics
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Download or read book Media Mergers written by Everette Dennis. This book was released on 2020-03-24. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The recent surge in media mergers has set off a wave of stories that all hit very close to home. In some cases, the news organizations themselves become news. The formation of communication conglomerates raises profound questions for reporters' lives and work, such as: What is the best way to cover stories of high profile and complexity? Will the new giants broaden both the definition of journalism and the opportunities for journalists to practice their craft? What are the prospects for the new partnership of big news, new media, and big business? The consequences of consolidation vary by media industry. The evolution of communication technology is so fast that today's truisms can be undone tomorrow. Media Mergers provides a healthy dose of skepticism, a search for illuminating facts, and a willingness to consider all sides of the discussion. This book approaches the emergence of media giants from a variety of angles. The contributors offer many ways of understanding their scale and their significance. Media Mergers is divided into six parts: "Point/Counterpoint," "The Imperial Moment," "Captains of Communication," "States of Media," "The Consequences of Media Empires in the United States," and "The Consequences of Media Empires Around the World." Authors include: Todd Gitlin; Steven Rattner; Ken Auletta; Madeline Rogers; Danny Schechter; Barbara Maltby; and Mac Margolis. Included in this volume is a roundtable introduced by Walter Cronkite and moderated by Alex Jones. Participants are Frank A. Bennack, Jr., Neil S. Braun, P. Anthony Ridder, and Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Jr. A review essay by Anne Wells Branscomb concludes book. She discusses various books on the subjects of media moguls, multimedia conglomerates, and media takeovers. Media Mergers is especially pertinent today, an age in which the communications industry is constantly changing, progressing, and being affected by business upheavals. It will be of interest to publishers, media specialists, and all those in communications, policy and research.

Media Mergers

Social Science

Author : Nancy J. Woodhull
Release :
Genre : Social Science
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Download or read book Media Mergers written by Nancy J. Woodhull. This book was released on . Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The recent surge in media mergers has set off a wave of stories that all hit very close to home. In some cases, the news organizations themselves become news. The formation of communication conglomerates raises profound questions for reporters' lives and work, such as: What is the best way to cover stories of high profile and complexity? Will the new giants broaden both the definition of journalism and the opportunities for journalists to practice their craft? What are the prospects for the new partnership of big news, new media, and big business? The consequences of consolidation vary by media industry. The evolution of communication technology is so fast that today's truisms can be undone tomorrow. "Media Mergers "provides a healthy dose of skepticism, a search for illuminating facts, and a willingness to consider all sides of the discussion. This book approaches the emergence of media giants from a variety of angles. The contributors offer many ways of understanding their scale and their significance. "Media Mergers "is divided into six parts: "Point/Counterpoint," "The Imperial Moment," "Captains of Communication," "States of Media," "The Consequences of Media Empires in the United States," and "The Consequences of Media Empires Around the World." Authors include: Todd Gitlin; Steven Rattner; Ken Auletta; Madeline Rogers; Danny Schechter; Barbara Maltby; and Mac Margolis. Included in this volume is a roundtable introduced by Walter Cronkite and moderated by Alex Jones. Participants are Frank A. Bennack, Jr., Neil S. Braun, P. Anthony Ridder, and Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Jr. A review essay by Anne Wells Branscomb concludes book. She discusses various books on the subjects of media moguls, multimedia conglomerates, and media takeovers. "Media Mergers "is especially pertinent today, an age in which the communications industry is constantly changing, progressing, and being affected by business upheavals. It will be of interest to publishers, media specialists, and all those in communications, policy and research.

A Brief History of Media Merger Hysteria

2014

Author : Adam D. Thierer
Release : 2014
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Download or read book A Brief History of Media Merger Hysteria written by Adam D. Thierer. This book was released on 2014. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The effects of mergers on the media marketplace have historically failed to live up to dire predictions. Mergers are often a response to technological upheaval and turbulence in the media industry and firms should be allowed to experiment with such alternative business models with the intent on keeping the companies financially viable.Recent examples of prominent media mergers that failed to create the predicted consumer catastrophe that critics predicted include AOL/Time Warner, News Corp/Direct TV, Sirius-XM, and Rupert Murdoch's purchase of The Wall Street Journal. Instead of being detrimental to the media landscape as some regulators and interest groups forecasted, the deals illustrate why such panic is unwarranted, and why a deal between Comcast and NBC Universal is unlikely to lead to the sort of problems that the pessimists suggest.Also disputable are predictions that a deal between Comcast and NBC Universal will increase vertical integration in the market, as the cable industry control of the video marketplace has actually plummeted to under 15 percent and independent viewing options have exploded. It is difficult to imagine that Comcast would buck these trends and begin restricting independent options on its systems or withhold its content from others. Video distributors don't make money by restricting choice.Policymakers would be wise to avoid micro-managing mergers and instead let things run their course. Sometimes collaboration makes a great deal of sense, especially when the significant costs of providing media services become impossible to provide absent partnership. Healthy media companies certainly must be part of the answer and new ownership arrangements might be part of the solution.

Media Mergers and Takeovers

1986 Communication and traffic

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection, and Finance
Release : 1986
Genre : Communication and traffic
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